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My wife said, when you get a pulitzer, you can get an armani. [laughter] im hoping to get mostimproved historian james that is a distinguished award too. [laughter] peter thank you for so much that you have done over the years. Thank you. [applause] the civil war airs every saturday at 10 00 eastern time. To watch more programming any time, visit our website cspan. Org history. You are watching American History tv, for weekend, every weekend on cspan3. This weekend, the cspan cities toward trave...

Worked in the white house in his early 20s. He seemed destined for great things and then came back to kentucky and was indicted for stuffing the ballot box. He went to prison. The incredible promise flamed out. We also visit ashland. Senator and secretary of state henry clay. The mansion at ackland is a unique story. It fell into disrepair and had to be torn down. He rebuilt on the original foundation. What we have is what is essentially a fivepart federal style home with architectural elements ...

Underscore the wars bleakest battles while exposing and underlining that there are few winners and fewer heroes. Little glory. James the idea that the civil war really was its a kind of neorevisionism. It was useless because it didnt accomplish anything. Peter roughly 700,000 casualties. Is it worth freedom for africanamericans that some would say with second place . James it comes out of the skepticism about whether the civil war did accomplish a new birth of freedom. I think if one goes back a...

Exploring iconic photographs. Everybody wrote one essay and we will see the historic images. The program is moderated by one of the coeditors, professor Gary Gallagher. Peter has given me the official goahead. We are going to display mercy in this panel at the end of a long day. What we are going to do is go down the table. Matt joan, aaron are our panel. We are each room to talk about our photograph and i will start with matt. I am going to start with mattgallman matt gallman because this book ...

Was something unbearable. Reporter two years since Chemical Attacks in syria killed hundreds and we speak to survivors still waiting for justice. Hello, north korea leader kim junk unhas troops to be ready forward in south korea and held an emergency meeting with the commission late on thursday. According to state media he has told the front line troops to be fully prepared to launch operations and relations from the north and south has been strained but it has become worse in resent weeks and a...

The National Book festival Live Saturday starting at 10 a. M. Eastern on cspan2s booktv. Next, scientists predict some of the technological and a bimetal changes that may occur over the next century such as Artificial Intelligence, brain augmentation, Climate Change, the future spaceflight at the potential for extraterrestrial life. University of colorado posted this event. Hello. All right, so the first thing ive only done this to my son, i mess it up. You cast or not the queen of technology. Y...

He we go. So the topic today is my in the 22nd century, and you know im an engineer. Theres a phone on back to turn off the light or a computer or something. Thank you. When people talk about the future of the 22nd century on sort of like i go into a engineer mode and go well, what are you going to back cosmic rays when you fly to outer space and what he going to do about the time problem . Im kind of a wet blanket. But these three panelists are very wellqualified with actual facts to talk about...

First thing ive only done this to my son, i mess it up. You cast or not the queen of technology. You guys have cell phone, turn it off. No cell phones ring, no lights flashing. Here we go. Phones off. You know how i am about phones. All right. He we go. So the topic today is my in the 22nd century, and you know im an engineer. Theres a phone on back to turn off the light or a computer or something. Thank you. When people talk about the future of the 22nd century on sort of like i go into a engin...

Im daniel runde. We are talking about the nonmilitary components of the us strategy in afghanistan. I think the first thing you have to say is i certainly welcome, i think many people welcome the fact that the president has come forward with a new strategy four afghanistan without timelines and with a commitment to a great cause. I think that there are there is a moral component to this as well. There is a lot of progress. I think that does not get a lot of coverage on this. And so for us to ris...

Ideology and the connection between terrorism, violence and ideology and what the substance that fuels that is. Its my pleasure to announce our second panel starting. The residents in your fellow at the Atlantic Council where she focuses on the narratives and cycle of violenc violent extremism she has been at the center of the fight of terrorism from serving as a translator in iraq and working at the department of defense, including as a special assistant to three under secretaries of defense fo...